| Bell v. Maryland | |
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| Argued October 14 – October 15, 1963 Decided June 22, 1964 | |
| Full case name | Robert Mack Bell et at., v. Maryland |
| Citations | 378 U.S. 226 (more) 84 S. Ct. 1814; 12 L. Ed. 2d 822 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 227 Md. 302, 176 A.2d 771 (1962) (upholding conviction) |
| Subsequent | 236 Md. 356, 204 A.2d 54 (1964) (upholding conviction); 236 Md. 356, rehearing granted and conviction reversed (April 9, 1965). |
| Holding | |
| The Supreme Court vacated the judgment and remanded to the Court of Appeals of Maryland to allow consideration whether a change in state law should result in dismissal of the convictions. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Brennan, joined by Warren, Clark, Stewart, Goldberg |
| Concurrence | Douglas |
| Concurrence | Goldberg, joined by Warren, Douglas |
| Dissent | Black, joined by Harlan, White |
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Bell v. Maryland, 378 U.S. 226 (1964), provided an opportunity for the Supreme Court of the United States to determine whether racial discrimination in the provision of public accommodations by a privately owned restaurant violated the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. However, due to a supervening change in the state law, the Court vacated the judgment of the Maryland Court of Appeals and remanded the case to allow that court to determine whether the convictions for criminal trespass of twelve African American students should be dismissed.[1]